Peters



WIL'LrAM-M. norv, or NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR'TO HIMSELF, EZRA r. ncrv,.me ELLIS DoTY, or JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

Leners Patent No. raceteam@ .me 1e, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN i Be it known txhatY I, .WILLIntI lvl. DOTY,of-NewiYork, in the county and State of New York, have invented a newand improved Washing-Machine; and I ilo hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenablc others skilled in the art to make 'and use the same, referencebeing had to Vthe accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

Figure 1, Sheet I, represents a plan or top view, partlyin section,ofdmy improved washing-machine.

Figure 2, Sheet I, is a detail longitudinal section of the same.

Figure 3, Sheet II, isa verticalV and -transver'se section of -the same,the plane being indicated by the line :t z, g. 1.V l i l Figure 4,Sheet-11, isa similar view as fig'. 2, showing the parts in a differentposition.

Figure 5, Sheet II, is an end elevation of the same.

Figure 6, Sheet II, is a detail vertical transverseisection of the same,the `plane of section being indicated by theline yy, g. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

This invention relates to a new machine for b'eating, squeezing,rubbing, Soaping, and washing garments and other articles, and consistsin such an arrangement of parts .that the machine can either be used forsqueezing, or beating, or rubbing clothes, or for soaping the same; thatit can be connected with a wringer Without requiring the suds-box tobeopened to let theA steam out; that -it will, when adapted to rubbingclothes, adjust itself automatically to the thickness of material heldby the rubber. rIhe machine is,` furthermore, so arranged that the coverof the sll'ds-box can be usedl as a table or shelf when open, while itwill be a steam-tight cover when closed. Theldischarge of liquid from.the suds-box can be regulated by means of a valve, which can be operatedfrom the top of the machine. i v y v The-machine is,furthermore, soarranged that the lever for oscillating the rubber, beater, or squeezercan be set higher or lower, so that the machine -can be adjusted-,to usefor tall or small persons, and for the sitting or standing posture. Thelegs are secured tothe suds-box, and the latter is strengthened and heldtogether by means of two bolts, which pass through the end-boards of thesuds-box, and through the legs.

A, in the drawings, represents .a ends-box, of rectangular, form, madeof wood or other suitable material, of suitable size. i

It consists of the side-boards e a,and of the. endfboards b b, and issupported upon legs ce, as shown. The most simple and profitable plan'for'vconneeting the parts a, b, c of the b ox is that represented iniig. 1. In the same,.tl1e end-boards 5 b project beyond the sides of thebox, and the legs, which have, at their upper portion,

an L-shaped cro ss-section, are fitted around the flange d, thus formed.A bolt,13, passing through the two opposite flanges, dd, and throughthev legs appel-taining tofthe same, serves to fasten the legs to thebox, and thus, by means of two belts, B, the four'supports of the boxare secured to the same, and the box itself is held together, and madestrong and substantial. The anges d, instead of being formed` by theprojecting end-boards, may be formed on the projecting side-boards ofthe box. i

The interior` ofthe suds-box is, by means of a partition, e, which isparallel with the end-boards of the box, divided into two compartments,ofwhich the one is but very short, as shown in lig: 1.

The larger compartment is for washing purposes. In its end-boards b ande' are the bearings for a shaft, C, as\showni The armsf of this shaft,which are rigidly secured thereon, are connected by a board, g, having aconvex outer or lower surface, as sh'own in gs. 3 and 4. The shaft C canplay up and down'in its bearings, which are not covered inthepartitione, while in the end-board b they are completely closed, as shown in lig.2, so as to prevent water from escaping through openings in the ends.

To eect the closing of these bearings, and, at` the same time, to allowan up-aud-clown motion of the shaft, f the following device is foundpreferable: The end-board is slotted far enough to allow the requiredlip-and l down play. Thisslot isclosed by .a plate, h, which lits closearoundfthe'sliaft C, and whichmoves'up and' down' With-'the same. Theplate 7i is fitted into the inner` face of the boardb, as shown,vand,-is'llong-enougll to close` the slot in the same at every'positionof. the shaft C. To close the joints between the plate-'jr and thelboard b, a narrow plate, t', has been' fitted into the upperl edge ofthe board b, as indicated in iig. 1, th'e plate L being slotted, -toallow its up-and-down motiori around the fixed plate z'. I

To the cranksf of the shaft G, or, it" desired, to 'theshaftitself, arepivoted tw-o.ar.ms,y`j, .which project from a board, 7c, of similarshape as'the board g. The boards g and 7c come inv contactlwi/th eachother at their edges, and can bel clamped together by means of aneccentric, D, which turns inV arms Z, that project from the cranksf, asshown in tig. 4. The outer face of the boardsg and k formsa. convexsurface, as shown.

Upon the bottom of the suds-box is securely fastened a corrugatedplate,-E.

The shaft C is provided with a handle or crank, F, on the outside of thesuds-boig. y

VGarments to be cleaned can be clamped between the boards g and 7c, sothat a required portion ofthe same may project beyond the outer surfaceof the boards, while the rest rests upon the inner facesof the same.

By moving the lever F back and forth, that portion of the garmentsprojecting from the convex surface of the boardsgc will be rubbed uponthe board E, as is indicatedi. The up-and-down play ofthe shaft G isrequired for the rubbing-process, so that the boards-g 7c may be raisedwhen thicker articles are being rubbed.

To the partition c, or to some device in the smallcompurtment of thesuds-box, is pivoted a short arm, m,

f which, when -the shaft C is turned' so that the boards g c are liftedout of the water, may be turned. so as to support the boards g r, asindicated by red line-s in dg. 4.

, By turning the eccentric D, the plates g 7c can be moved apart,so-that garments to be rubbed can be placed between them, or can b eremoved or adjusted. The convex surfaces of the boards g 7c adapt`thcsame admirably to Soaping-boards.

Between the cranks is'also pivotcd a frame, G, which consists oflongitudinal slats, connected at the endsbysuitable cross-pieces. Theframe G is pivoted with its lower part to the lower part of the cranks,as shown inv fig. 3, and its slats are arranged so that the lower edgeof each projects beyond the face'othat below,

. as shown in figs. 3 and si.

Parallel with one cf the side-boards of the suds-box is arranged alongthe same, within the box A, a trough, H, which `extends from one end tothe other of the-sudsb0x, and which is not divided by the partition e.The bottom of the trough H is formed by a somewhat inclined board, n,which, in combination with the frame G, and with the outer edge ot'theboard g, serves as a beater for the clothes.

`II are a series of slats arranged with projecting edges, as shown, andfitted longitudinally withinthclarge compartment of the suds-box, belowthe troughl, as shown. l

When the machine is to be used as a beater'or squcezer, the frame G isfolded-'so asfto rest against the eccentric, D, or some other suitablestop, and the garments are placed upon it, and when, then, the ywholeframe is oscillated, the garments are beaten and pressed between theframe G, the board g, andbottom board n ofthe trough. The slats I serveto hold the garmcntsand prevent them from sliding to the bottom of thebox. They are arranged in a concaveform, as shown, and by theirparticular arrangement'serve to promote the turning of the clothes whenthe .swinging frame moves down, while the slats G facilitate theturning, when the frame is moved up. 2

When'the swinging frame is to Abe used for rubbing clothes, the frameGrv is turned back away from'the eccentric, D, as in g, 4, seas to forma trough for. that portion of the clothing which is not` to be rubbed tolie in.

The handle F of the swinging frame is arranged adjustableon the same, sothatit can be used by small-or large persons, or in a sitting orstanding posture.

The shaft C carries a segmental or complete toothed disk, J, which ismounted on it. The leverdi` hns-*one or more teeth, which tit intothe'teeth of the disk J, as indicated in fig. 5, and thus, by adjustingthe teeth on` -the lever into those of thedisk, the position of theleveren the shaft can be varied at will." 'I

The partition e is perforated, so that the suds or water may stand atthe same height in both compartments, The trough H communicateswithlt-he smaller compartment'by means of a tube or pipe, oi Thus, if' a.wringer is clamped tothe box A, above the trough H, the water pressedout by the wringer will enter the box through` "the pipe o, as shown intiff. (i, andthe box itself'can in the mean time be kept closed, so thatthe steam need not escape.

The box can be closed by means of a sliding cover, L, which can be drawnout so as to keep the main compartment of the box open, while the smallcompartment is closed, asin fig. 1; The cover can in this position 'beused as a table for adjusting the'. articles t o he washed, whether themachine be in motion or not.

The liquid can discharged from the suds-box by opening a valve, M, whichis in the small compartment,

and which is arranged with afstop, p', working under an inclined planeof a board,.q, in which 'the valve-stein When the valve is turned sothat its stop poemes as lo'w as it can, the hole in the bottom of thebox will be closed, while by turning it back the valve will be raised soas to open the discharge. A spring, 9, between the board q andthe handleS of the valve, serves to raise the latter, whenever its stop is on'theinclined plane,

so that but a slight move is required to cause the valve to becompletelyopened by the action'of the spring.

A spring-catch, t, 5, on the box A, serves to lock. the cover L in lthedesired open position. The tubo o may also beuscdto pass a pipe throug'hto conduct steam into the box A, while it always prevents .the escapeofthe same.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The mode ofconnecting the legswith the suds-box by iittin'g the'upper L-shapedpartsiof the legs around flanges projecting from the box, and byconnecting and holding together the same by means of ties or rods,substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a suitable concave or rubbing-board, of aswinging or oscillating wash-board,4

formed in two parts, hung independently of each other upon the sameaxis, the one beingrigidly connected to the said axis or shaft, and theother loosely mounted thereon, substantially in the manner and for thepurposes set forth. 3. Theoscillating and divided wash-board, composedof two parts or jaws, as herein described, in combination with a-devicefor clamping and holding together said parts, substantially as and forthe purposes herein shownA and specified.

4. The combination, with the jaws of the divided wash-board, of theeccentric clamping-roll D, and the arms or links by which the same isheld to the wash-board, substantially as herein shown and set forth.

5. The combination, with the divided wash-board and its clamping-device,of the shaft C and pendent arms, by which the said board is connectedwith the shaft, substantially as herein shown .and set forth.

Y i 6. The oscillating and divided wash-board, and its clamping-device,in combination with the movable stop m, arranged and operating as hereinshown. and set forth. I

7. Theplates h ande', in combination with the slotted end-board b ofthcsuds-box, all made and operating substantially as described, so as toform a closed 'np-anddown movable bearing for the shaft C.

8. I claim the combination,with.the jaws of the `divided wash-board, ot`a beating-frame, G, all arranged in one swinging frame, as described.

9. The beater-frame, when hinged or made movable within the swingingframe, substantially as and for the purposeherein shown anddescribcd.

10. The manner-of arranging the slats in the beater or presser-frame sothatthe turning of garments is.

promoted, as set forth.

11. The beater-frame, when arranged as described, in combination withthe boards g andV iz., and slet-frame 4 I, undertbe arrangement and foroperation substantially as herein shown and described.

12. The combination, with theshaft, for operating the wash-board, ot`ahandle or lever mounted upon said shaft, substantially in the manner'described, so that it may be set oradjusted to various heights.

13. The toothed disk J, in combination with the lever F and shaft C, thewhole being arranged for operation Asubstantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose specified.

14: The valve M, when arranged as described, and when provided with astop, p, working on an inclined' plane, in combination with a suds-box,substantiallyas and for the purposes` herein shown and described.'

15. In a washing-machine in which the suds-box is divided into twocompartments, as described, I claim the combination', with the largercompartment, containing the clothes-washing apparatus, of the smallercompartment and the tube or conduit therein foradmitting water from theexterior into the said box, substantially in the manner and for thepurposes' hereinshown and specified. 16. The combination, with thedivided suda-box and the tube or conduit o, of the trough H, under athearrangement and for operation as herein shown and set forth.

The above specification of'my inventionisigned byA me, this 7th day ofJanuary, 1868.

WM. M. DOTY.

Wtn esses J.- A. Snnvron, ALEX. F. Romanas.

